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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Can "Plus" replace "and"?

I recently wrote a sentence that went:
"X, less Y, and plus Z, results in a surplus of S."

My senior corrected it to remove the "and", making it:
"X, less Y, plus Z, results in a surplus of S."

Word seems to think my approach is correct (it highlights his as a sentence fragment). Can anyone confirm? If I am correct, some sort of authoritative source would be awesome (but that may be too big an ask).

Thanks!
  

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Anonymous My senior corrected it to remove the "and" That was the right thing to do. ("senior" is the wrong word, by the way. ) Anonymous Word seems to think my approach is correct It can't always be trusted.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous My senior corrected it to remove the "and" That was the right thing to do.
  • ("senior" is the wrong word, by the way.
  • ) Anonymous Word seems to think my approach is correct It can't always be trusted.
  • plus = and and plus = and and CJ
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AnonymousMy senior corrected it to remove the "and"
That was the right thing to do. ("senior" is the wrong word, by the way. Maybe you mean supervisor?)
AnonymousWord seems to think my approach is correct
It can't always be trusted.

plus = and
and plus = and and

CJ
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The correction is good.

Here are mathematical equations in words.
X - Y + Z = S
X minus Y plus Z equals S.

X * Y + 8 * Z = S
X times Y plus eight times Z equals S.

X / 2 + Y / 7 - P * R = S
X divided by two plus Y divided by seven minus P times R equals S.
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Thanks, I actually thought he was correct at first. Then Word threw me off, and then I started second guessing everything.

Also, FYI, "senior" is short for "senior analyst", i.e. the position title of the individual who reviews my work.
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